yesman@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agoLiving languagelemmy.worldimagemessage-square279linkfedilinkarrow-up1745arrow-down187
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minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoLiterally being used in the absurdist manner also dates back to the 1800s
minus-squareTriangleSpecialist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoI knew that and wasn’t irrationally angry at this one. A hyperbolic or absurd meaning does not bother me (but I get that its “overuse”, for a while, could).
Literally being used in the absurdist manner also dates back to the 1800s
I knew that and wasn’t irrationally angry at this one. A hyperbolic or absurd meaning does not bother me (but I get that its “overuse”, for a while, could).